Books
A Kiss Like This by Mary Murphy
Click, Clack, Moo I Love You! by Doreen Cronin
Group Hug by Jean Reidy
How Do Dinosaurs Say I Love You by Jane Yolen
If You’ll Be My Valentine by Cynthia Rylant
The Littlest Things Give the Loveliest Hugs by Mark Sperring
Love from Madeline by Ludwig Bemelmans
Mouse’s First Valentine by Lauren Thompson
My Heart Is Like a Zoo by Michael Hall
We Love You Mr. Panda by Steve Antony
Flannel Boards
Fingerplays
Bread and Butter “I Love You” Chant
Bread and butter, marmalade and jam,
Let’s say “I Love You”
As quietly as we can.
“I Love You”
loudly…
quickly…
slowly…
high…
low…
Little Heart
I have a little heart, place hand over heart
And it goes thump, thump, thump pat chest three times
It keeps right on beating, When I jump, jump, jump jump three times
I get a special feeling, when I look at you. point to group
It makes me want to give you a hug or two. hug yourself
Music
- Skinnamarink by Sharon Lois, & Bram
- Always a classic.
- There’s A Little Wheel A-Turning In My Heart by Laurie Berkner
- wheel turning-roll your arms
clap hands
stomping feet
barking dog-woof woof
eyes blinking
sleeping-rest your hands on your head
truck honking-boop your nose
wheel turning-roll your arms
Storytime Shenanigans 